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Manuel Dominguez High

Q: Is Manuel Dominguez High a good school?

Manuel Dominguez High ranks 1106 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Manuel Dominguez High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,582 students in the Compton Unified School District, a high-need community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has shown remarkable improvement and excels in two critical areas: getting students to graduation and teaching English Language Arts. Its 97.8% graduation rate is the highest among nearby schools like Compton High and Lynwood High, and its English proficiency consistently beats both the district and state averages. Furthermore, student attendance is better here than at many comparable schools, with lower chronic absenteeism than peers such as Jordan High.

While the school's trajectory is positive, challenges remain, particularly in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates lag behind state averages—a common trend among schools in similar communities. Performance can also vary significantly for different groups of students from year to year. The school benefits from being part of the stronger-performing Compton Unified district and has seen a major increase in per-student spending, which may be supporting its gains and helping it outperform schools in neighboring districts like Lynwood Unified.

1,582

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,758

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15301 South San Jose Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-3131

(562) 630-0142

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

African American:

10.7%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,106^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1106 of 2162	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	941 of 2159	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	1271 of 2170	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1475 of 2123	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1484 of 2133	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1449 of 2017	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	1509 of 2021	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1516 of 2039	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.2	1422 of 1994	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	1648 of 2426	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.9	1630 of 2354	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.1	1599 of 2367	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.4	1321 of 2281	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.3	1662 of 2238	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	1525 of 2117	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	1628 of 2063	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1638 of 1968	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	1536 of 1901	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.3	1452 of 1653	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	398 of 523	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	268 of 517	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	442 of 521	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	394 of 522	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	411 of 592	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.6	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.3	940 of 1161	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	694 of 1117	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	710 of 1052	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	579 of 1085	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	612 of 1064	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	458 of 1044	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	830 of 941	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	888 of 938	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	949 of 1906	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	939 of 1915	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1166 of 1915	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1396 of 1858	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1266 of 1833	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1408 of 1760	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	734 of 1900	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	555 of 1902	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	878 of 1917	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	1161 of 1861	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	1173 of 1814	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1221 of 1742	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	880 of 2013	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	678 of 2026	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	1044 of 2030	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1238 of 1943	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1271 of 1937	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1311 of 1862	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1085 of 1942	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	841 of 1948	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	1196 of 1963	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1349 of 1916	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1361 of 1880	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1284 of 1834	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1106 of 1252	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.9	524 of 1216	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.3	989 of 1197	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Manuel Dominguez High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		52.3	941^st of 2159 public high schools	56.4%	165	14.5	0.0	14.1	55.5	55.5	25.5	25.5	$24,758	$3,182	$21,576
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		10.6	2034^th of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	112	3.3	3.3	3.3	7.6	7.6	6.7	6.7	$25,880	$3,833	$22,047
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	14	1	10.1	100.0%	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$62,511	$1,557	$60,954
Jordan High	Public	9-12	6500 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-1471	2,272	104	21.7	74.0%	23 (1.0%)	331 (14.6%)	1,740 (76.6%)	104 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.9%)	30 (1.3%)	27.4	1541^st of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		26.6	1561^st of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	20		8.1	8.1	31.5	31.5	14.0	14.0	$22,882	$4,095	$18,787
Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	700 North Bullis Rd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Compton High	Public	9-12	1200 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-3881	1,438	56	25.8	91.9%	2 (0.1%)	214 (14.9%)	1,202 (83.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	48.6	1065^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		39.4	1254^th of 2159 public high schools	41.9%	189	13.2		12.8	59.8	59.8	25.9	25.9	$22,951	$3,287	$19,664
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314		15.0	15.0	52.1	52.1	24.4	24.4
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%		36.5	1327^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	202	20.4	15.8	20.3	55.9	55.9	18.3	18.3	$21,421	$2,791	$18,630
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45		7.4	7.4	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0
Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,858	83	22.4	96.3%	12 (0.6%)	129 (6.9%)	1,706 (91.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	37.6	1318^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	1455^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	137		10.5	10.5	43.0	43.0	18.5	18.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Manuel Dominguez High

What is the racial makeup of Manuel Dominguez High?

Students at Manuel Dominguez High are 88% Hispanic, 11% African American.

Is Manuel Dominguez High a good school?

Manuel Dominguez High ranks 1106^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Manuel Dominguez High?

Manuel Dominguez High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clinton William Jefferson
Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : Foster Elementary
Elementary : Kelly Elementary
Elementary : Mayo Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Middle : Whaley Middle

How many students attend Manuel Dominguez High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,582 students attended Manuel Dominguez High.

What district is Manuel Dominguez High in?

Compton Unified

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